Specialist Electrical Business Brokers, United Kingdom
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Guides for Electrical Business Owners

Practical articles on valuations, accreditations, market conditions, tax planning, and the sale process, written by Simon Read.

Keeping Your Sale Confidential: A Practical Guide
Process

Keeping Your Sale Confidential: A Practical Guide

9 April 2026

How a managed sale process protects your staff, clients, and competitors from finding out before you are ready. NDA staging, anonymised teasers, and framework continuity explained.

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BADR Changes April 2026: What Electrical Business Owners Should Know
Tax

BADR Changes April 2026: What Electrical Business Owners Should Know

11 February 2026

The Business Asset Disposal Relief rate rises from 14% to 18% in April 2026. What this means for owners with qualifying gains, and what to consider about timing.

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Smart Buildings and Energy Management: Positioning for Growth
Market Trends

Smart Buildings and Energy Management: Positioning for Growth

14 January 2026

BEMS, smart metering, demand-side response, and ISO 50001 energy management. How smart building capability creates recurring maintenance revenue and premium value.

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Data Centre Construction and the Electrical Contractor Opportunity
Market Trends

Data Centre Construction and the Electrical Contractor Opportunity

12 November 2025

UK hyperscaler expansion, critical power systems, and the maintenance revenue tail. Why data centre positioning changes the valuation conversation for specialist contractors.

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Preparing Your Electrical Contracting Business for Sale
Exit Planning

Preparing Your Electrical Contracting Business for Sale

10 September 2025

The practical steps that distinguish businesses achieving strong multiples from those that do not. Accounts, accreditations, owner dependency, and timing.

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Why Public Sector Framework Contracts Add Premium Value
Valuation

Why Public Sector Framework Contracts Add Premium Value

13 August 2025

NHS Shared Business Services, Crown Commercial Service, local authority frameworks. Why buyers pay a premium for framework access and how to protect that value through a sale.

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Testing and Compliance Work as Recurring Revenue
Valuation

Testing and Compliance Work as Recurring Revenue

11 June 2025

Why EICRs, periodic inspections, and compliance testing create predictable revenue that buyers value more highly than project work. The Electrical Safety Standards 2020 and the rental sector.

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EV Charging: The Revenue Stream That Attracts Buyers
Market Trends

EV Charging: The Revenue Stream That Attracts Buyers

14 May 2025

OZEV authorisation, CPO partnerships, the LEVI fund, and why EV charging capability is treated as a forward-looking asset that sophisticated buyers will pay a premium for today.

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NICEIC Approval and What It Means for Your Valuation
Accreditations

NICEIC Approval and What It Means for Your Valuation

12 March 2025

Why NICEIC approval is the primary quality signal in electrical business acquisitions, how buyers factor it into their offers, and what NAPIT and ECA membership add.

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What Is My Electrical Business Worth?
Valuation

What Is My Electrical Business Worth?

15 January 2025

The framework we use to value electrical contracting businesses. EBITDA multiples, what pushes the number up, what reduces it, and why the only reliable answer comes from a conversation.

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